Personally, I believe that in a highly integrated world today, we should be exposed to different values, attitudes, belief systems and cultures no matter how foreign they are. The fact that they are in existence proves something, isn't it? That there's a reason. And everyday, I try to keep myself up-to-date of music from a variety of cultures.
To be frank, ever since I was a kid, I grew up watching Hollywood movies (some of which I was too young to watch), Bollywood movies(my dad LOVES watching them) which I have grown accustomed too. Actually, its more of a habit to watch Indian movies because they are AWESOME:) At the same time, noise from the radio no longer became noise as I began to truly appreciate Malay singers and their efforts to sing beautifully crafted songs in their mother tongue. And today, I have learnt to appreciate the copious amounts of musical elements that mix and mingle with each other in this crucible of Earth we have here. Its truly amazing actually. I know there is the whole Korean Pop music wave which I haven't jumped on the wagon just yet. I have explored other (better) alternatives such as orchestral music, soundtracks and Arabic music. If you think orchestral music is dry and boring, think AGAIN! Do you remember watching movies such as Lord of The Rings, Inception, Pirates of the Caribbean among millions of other movies ever created? Yup, all of them use orchestral music in their movies to build up emotions, scenes and themes. Without them the movie and storyline would be paralyzed. As for Arabic music, well, I have always wanted to learn the language. And so, below is an example of how this centuries old musical elements combine and intertwine to form something beautiful to represent a land so magical.
Beautiful is it not? ;)
~Salam~
~Salam~
